4/10/13

I just got back the other day from a fabulous road trip to South Dakota with several dear friends, and it was so much fun!

Despite some complications and trying to figure out how this all was going to work,

praise the Lord it all came together, and we couldn't believe it was actually happening when we buckled up in the car. :P

The reason for the trip was that a friend of ours, Emily, was getting married,

and we drove up the day before to do some shopping, etc. and stayed at a hotel,

then attended the wedding the next day and trekked back home!

Despite getting lost several times and making some u-turns, it was an awesome time of rich fellowship and talking/laughing/eating/thrifting/etc.

I love these girls and am always so blessed, sharpened, and encouraged whenever I see them.

Can't wait to roadtrip more with them. ;)

hope you enjoy a peek into my weekend!

first, some instagram photos:

1. road trip essentials :P

2. Tia, Me, Lilly, & Chelsy getting blown away--it was so windy!!

3. one of us [no names mentioned] thought this nailclipper was really awesome at Target...personally I thought it was weird, but ended up buying it for the girl that loved it just to be funny.

4. the beautiful wedding program

5. the cake at the wedding--go ahead, drool over it. I did.

6. all of us dolled up and ready to attend the wedding!!

7. the delectable cheesecake served at the wedding--so good.

8. late night snackables

9. saw this while driving around in the town we were in--seriously, how sketchy does a bakery thriftshop sound?!

10. we were planning to go shopping at a big mall, but first went to a goodwill and on the way there saw a Plato's Closet...so we went back there and literally spent two hours in that place. In case you were wondering, no we didn't buy all that stuff. :)

11. Driving view on the way home.

12. the classic roadtrip-bathroom-mirror-shot.

the wedding was for Emily Schuurmans, who we've all met through doing Bright Lights conferences together.

Thank you so much for posting these beautiful photos, Hannah!! I've been eagerly waiting to see some photos from Emily's wedding, and I think I squealed when I saw that you posted some (eeeeeeeeeeeeep!! see?)...they're STUNNING (as are you and all the girls)!!!!! So happy you were able to make the trip.

I LOVE your photography- keep sharing and posting! You're a blessing and inspiration to many. :)

Looks like fun. i'm so glad you got to attend the wedding and share pictures from it. Emily seems like such a sweet girl, and am glad God brought her a wonderful man. It's nice to see you girls all dressed up and taking pictures of each other.

EPIC-NESS, Hannah!!! oh my goodness....just so fun to relive the weekend again through your post! Its funny to me how we said the same things in our posts but have totally diff ways of saying some of it...and other times we use the exact same expressions. I was thinking when I finished my post that I left out quite a bit....but then again, that was probably fine. Some of it isn't exactly...blog material. =) LOL. I could've written about that 10 minute "extreme-stress" bubble on the way from JoAnns to the wedding location. =) Or about the about 10 speeding tickets that I deserved and didn't get. =) or the feeling of EPIC RELIEF when we actually arrived 15 minutes early!!! or all the "{ } not approved" moments. =) I may post about that sometime anyhow....wow, what good times!! Now we just need Abby to get engaged and we can do it all again. =)okay. I'm writing a book.but before I go I must tell you thankyou from the bottom of my heart for being rational that day that everything was falling in and I was going crazy and scared you w/ my very wildly speedy phone message. =) I'm forever indebted to you for being calm. =)love you... chels

Okay, so these pictures are just SO gorgeous! You are all SUCH an encouragement and blessing to me and I'm so thankful for each of you. :) Miss you all and loved seeing these beautiful pictures. It sounds like you made dozens of special memories during the road trip, too. ;) Ah, these pictures are so amazing, Hannah!! And you are all sooo gorgeous, inside and out. :) Blessings!! <3